To grind or not to grind? What a question! It all depends on what you’re really trying to show, and in the case of welded joints, I often want to prove the integrity of the weld. My ground-back piece ...

Many manufacturing functions are becoming fully automated, thanks to engineers designing advanced industrial robots that make processes safer and more efficient. But will cobots replace manufacturing ...

Each day, the typical shop likely has some form of automation on the floor, but grinding and welding tend to remain manual processes, due to cost, product mix, or the perceived complexity of ...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t be strong enough. So he figured out a way to ...

There isn't one welding process suitable for all applications, so you need to consider these factors: the type and thickness of the metal you're welding, how big the job is, whether you're welding ...